My thoughts on the Phillies season.

Doc Halladay enters the major league history books as he pitches the twentieth perfect game in major league history, the second by a Phil pitcher, as the Phils beat the Marlin, 1-0.

For the second time in Phils’ history, and for the twentieth time in major league history, a Phil starter threw a perfect game, as Roy Halladay threw a complete game no-hitter, as the Phils beat the Marlins, 1-0.

The Phils took the lead in the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Cameron Maybin misplays a Chase Utley fly ball that bounces off his glove and then goes to the fence for a three-base fielding error, allowing Wilson Valdez, who had earlier singled to score, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. That would be all the runs that the Phils would score in the game as the Marlins’ pitchers, starter Josh Johnson, and relievers Clay Hensley and Leo Nunez, would give up only seven hits and a walk to the Phils. But it would also end up being all the runs that the Phils’ starter Roy Halladay would need as he pitches a perfect game no-hitter, striking out eleven Marlins on a total of 115 pitches, 72 of which were for strikes. Halladay ends the game by getting pinch hitter Mike Lamb to fly out deep to center for out number one, then getting pinch hitter Wes Helms to strike out looking for out number two, then ending the game by getting pinch hitter Ronny Paulino to ground out, 5-3.

Roy Halladay gets the win as he pitches a perfect game, giving up no runs on no hits and no walks, while striking out eleven Marlins. His record is now 7-3 with a 1.99 ERA. Josh Johnson took the lost as he gives up an unearned run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six. His record is now 5-2 with an ERA of 2.19. Clay Hensley and Leo Nunez threw two shut out innings, striking out a batter (Hensley) between them.

The Phils had only seven hits in the game, with Wilson Valdez, Juan Castro and Carlos Ruiz leading the team with two hits each, with Valdez and Castro both having a single and a double, with Valdez scoring the only run of the game on an error, and Ruiz’s hits being a pair of singles. Shane Victorino had the other Phil hit, a single.

The Phils (28-20, 1st) will conclude their three-game series with the Marlins (24-26, 5th) with an afternoon game. The game will begin at 1:10 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound Jamie Moyer (5-4, 4.55), who is coming off a lost against the Mets on May 25, as he went only five innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out none, in the Phils’ 8-0 lost. He will be trying to help the Phils get the series sweep, while trying to continue his dominance of the fish to get his sixth win of the season. The Marlins will counter with Anibal Sanchez (4-2, 3.23), who is coming off a win against the Braves on May 25, as he went six and one-third innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out six, in the Marlins’ 6-4 win. He will be trying to help the Marlins avoid the sweep. The Phils will be trying to get the series sweep as well as evening up their present road trip.

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